This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Tamworth and Southport at 15:00 on 23rd April 2011 in the (Conference) Premier.

Footymad preview History of the Tamworth v Southport fixture

Tamworth are ready to welcome Southport to The Lamb Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Three-out-of-four times, this fixture has resulted in a draw for Lambs.

The previous match played between the two at The Lamb Ground was within the last three years, in March 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a (Conference) North match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 02 Oct Southport 2 - 1 Tamworth (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Tue 31 Mar Southport 0 - 1 Tamworth (Conference) North
2008/2009 Tue 03 Mar Tamworth 1-1 Southport (Conference) North
2007/2008 Sat 08 Mar Tamworth 1 - 3 Southport (Conference) North
2007/2008 Sat 03 Nov Southport 2 - 2 Tamworth (Conference) North
2006/2007 Sat 10 Feb Tamworth 1 - 1 Southport Conference
2006/2007 Sat 04 Nov Southport 1 - 0 Tamworth Conference

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Tamworth's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Lambs have scored 8, a worringly large 15 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Southport is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Sandgrounders have hit 7 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Tamworth are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 46 points from 43 matches.

Southport are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 42 points from their 43 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Tamworth 6 1 2 3 6 11 5
Southport 6 1 2 3 6 17 5

For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been a distinctly poor show from Tamworth at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Lambs will at least gain a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Tamworth Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Southport Not won in previous 14 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here